Finances aside, which it sounds like you are addressing, remember that you are many months away from decision time. Her thoughts about the sport and her entire list may shift over time. You can also, hopefully, plan admitted students visits to a couple in the spring…that can help, especially if you are trying to get a feel for campus culture/size (it sounds like the small size and M/F are part of your concerns).
You can also use this time to really try to dig in and research your concerns (like you are doing in this thread). I agreed with my sons choice but had one concern about it so I honed in on that on forums, web sites, books, etc, and on the admitted student visit to allay my concerns. You don’t have to share all this with your D right away. See if you can crystallize what you are concerned about, and then sit on it for a while. Sometimes I think if parents are too pushy with positive or negative opinions, it moves the student in the opposite direction than we want!
If you really think the sport is the deciding factor here, that’s worth a discussion, for sure.